VoxTrump's environmental agenda is crashing into the courtsVoxIn April, the NRDC and the Pesticide Action Network sued the EPA over its decision to discontinue efforts to ban a certain insecticide associated with negative health risks. Five states and the District of Columbia have since joined that case against ...

Push To Ban Popular Pesticide Is Based On 'Junk Science'The Daily CallerThe environmental group Pesticide Action Network (PAN) petitioned the EPA in 2016 to outlaw the use of chlorpyrifos as a pesticide. The agency investigated the neurological dangers posed by chlorpyrifos, relying on one study that claimed to have found ...

Sacramento BeeSacramento gardeners reap rewards at Harvest DaySacramento BeeExperts from the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven at UC Davis will present ways to attract more pollinators to your garden. The Insect Quiz will challenge gardeners of all ages to sort the pests from the beneficial insects. But come early; most of the ...

Dems Offer Bill to Ban ChlorpyrifosDTN The Progressive Farmer (registration) (blog)The road to the proposed chlorpyrifos ban began when the Pesticide Action Network North America and Natural Resources Defense Council filed a petition in 2007 to force EPA to take action on chlorpyrifos, based on concerns over drinking water. In June ...

Trump EPA Takes On Greens' Science AssaultScience 2.0Most recently, the Pesticide Action Network of North America (PANNA) and Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), who filed the original petition in 2007, appealed Pruitt's decision before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The court denied their ...